cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/35800407
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Good on him. I’m going to make it a point to listen to more Neil Young.
What is up with these CAPS? Are we copying the typographic INCONTINENCE of Trump?
Quite a normal thing to do no? Way before Trump got elected
With a single word in caps like that, I read it as yelling the word loudly.
The way it’s used here, by a PR conscious intermediary, it comes across more like bitter sarcasm. Like he would not let them release the statement on his behalf unless they yelled Facebook’s name when calling them out. It is similar to when a child tells their sibling they aren’t allowed to do something, but they say it loudly enough so that everybody understands the parent in the next room hears it too.
I have noticed people have changed the way they type since around 2016, when trump became president. The amount of people putting “Sad.” Behind a sentence is mindblowing. He gave so many people severe brainworms.
Using caps for emphasis in places where formatting options don’t exist is a practice as old as the internet. I remember doing it in the usenet days.
No. Trump. Or maybe Russia.
It’s a practice at least as old as type itself. It seems the attention Trump garnered, and the highlighting of his stereotypical Boomer typing, have merged the two in some people’s minds.
We’re at a unique crossroad where Gen X and Y grew up with their grandparents mostly refusing to use cell phones and their parents mostly fumbling with them. Now Gen Z and “Alpha” are growing up with grandparents who have mostly been shamed into acceptable text etiquette, and parents who are mostly as tech savvy as the next parent and who were there when the deep magic was written (so to speak).
Mango Mussolini’s narcissism is as pervasive as his parasitism so it’s no wonder the lecherous rapist’s sins against modern digital convention survived along with him. Some spin that as brilliant tactics but I’m not so sure. I’d wager it’s a coincidence he leaned into because it garnered attention.
Most of those now driving online discourse hadn’t had the same exposure to that style of texting prior to the 2016 US Presidential election cycle as preceding generations. So it seems novel to them. It’s history and perspective bring formed in real time.
I think a lot of that started ironically and then bled over to normal conversations.
I think it’s still mostly used ironically. Though, it’s hard to know anymore. I know it is among my social circles, at least.
He gave so many people severe brainworms.
Luckily not you though. That Ivermectin helped!
typographic incontinence
This term tickled my linguizzle gland.
To me, it might signal unwillingness to work with Facebook, but still willingness to work with Meta.
I mean he’s literally a boomer.
We need to take down the social media mafia.
Well I hope Neil Young will remember: Zuckerberg don’t want him around, anyhow.
I hope Zuckerberg remembers nobody wants him around either. He probably thinks that 30 mil/year makes him bulletproof, the little shit.
I deleted my FB in 09 because of the social expectations and toxicity that came from it. Definitely in my top 10 best decisions of my life.
Once again, Neil Young reminds us that he has a gargantuan penis.
I did the same earlier this year for exactly this reason. Glad to know I’m in such good company.
Please somebody tell him about mastodon and lemmy.
Friendica is the logical successor to facebook.
I did the same about 12 ish years ago as it was already becoming a misinformation machine.
Yes! And those wierd psychology experiments they were doing? Gross. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28051930 I left in 2014 passively (stopped daily use) then 2017 stopped any interaction
Omg thank you for sharing this.
I’ve been telling people they have tech using advanced AI that serves you a post to make you feel exactly how they want you to feel.
It’s really effective on X. narratives play out for long periods of time.
They could convince everyone the sky was red if they wanted to.
Why did it take this long? Facebook and Instagram use signals support of facism.
The best time to leave Facebook was years ago. The second best time is now 💪
What’s going on with AI talking to kids?
Meta had put guidelines in place allowing romantic and sensual conversations with children, such as calling an 8 year olds body a work of art apparently. (I don’t know much about it, so don’t take my word for it)
My expectations were low, but Jesus christ
Money brings out the worst in people.
How are people still on Facebook, I dropped it the moment my parents made Facebook accounts and that was before all the horrible stuff about the cokpany even came out I think
I still cant understand how people got onto there in the first place. When it came out it was obviously a bad idea.
He did the same thing on spotify and a little while later all his songs (at least the ones I had in my playlists) were back.
The Almighty dollar always wins doesn’t it Neil lol
So based 🙏
am i supposed to care about this?
Don’t care? Don’t whine.
get fucked.
If you don’t care, don’t comment.
It would help to know why one should care as not everyone is in the know what this person is about.
The post kinda tells us what he’s about…
And it’s perfectly possible to ask that question without coming across like an ass.
OP may was a bit too direct with the question but juat reading the question for what it is it’s just a request to know “What makes this important vs any other person doing the same?”
If we remove all context from the sentence, sure it could read that way. Do you regularly remove all context before reading? It’s certainly a strange way to word that question if that’s the intent.
He doesn’t have to follow orders from you.
